William & Marian Ghidotti Early College High School
250 Sierra College Drive, Grass Valley, CA 95945View on map
- Public
- Grass Valley
- 36 seniors
- 167 students
William & Marian Ghidotti Early College High School is a public high school in Grass Valley (Nevada Joint Union High) with 36 seniors. In fall 2025, 78% of its 18 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 78%. Its students applied most often to UC Davis (UCD), UC Santa Cruz (UCSC), and UC Santa Barbara (UCSB). 89% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
78%
14 of 18 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
39%
14 of 36 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
50%
18 of 36 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
too few applicants to report
Fall 2025
UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate
too few applicants to report
Fall 2025
Campus by campus, fall 2025
The share of this school's applicants each campus admitted, beside the campus's rate for everyone else. Hardest campus first.
University of California
William & Marian Ghidotti Early College High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 1 of 2 campuses, worse at 1.
- Davis4 pts lower
33%
4 of 12 admitted
This school33%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 4.07)
- Santa Cruz29 pts higher
100%
11 of 11 admitted
This school100%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.13 (all applicants 4.13)
too few applicants to report10 applied
too few applicants to report9 applied
too few applicants to report9 applied
too few applicants to report8 applied
too few applicants to report7 applied
too few applicants to report— applied
too few applicants to report— applied
Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. All CA is the campus’s admit rate that fall for applicants from every California high school. Within 3 points counts as about the same. GPA is the UC-calculated GPA (weighted, capped).
California State University
~96% · 3 yrs pooled9 applied
~97% · 3 yrs pooled7 applied
Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. Overall is the campus’s admit rate for all its applicants, from federal IPEDS data (fall 2023, the latest published). Within 3 points counts as about the same.
Where graduates go
Class of 2023 (35 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
94%
33 of 35 graduates
UC or CSU
43%
15 graduates
Community college
26%
9 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 5 | 14% |
| CSU | 10 | 29% |
| CA private college | 2 | 6% |
| Out of state | 7 | 20% |
| Community college | 9 | 26% |
| Not enrolled | 2 | 6% |
| Enrolled in college | 33 | 94% |
| Total | 35 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Female, Male
- Race & ethnicity: White
Advanced Placement
3%
of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses
1 of 33 graduates
A score of 3 or higher on exams or a C- or better in courses. Not comparable with the exam-only share.
2025–26 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
3%
of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams
1 of 37 graduates
2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
Academic context
State test (CAASPP), juniors tested in 2026, and the share of low-income students. A–G is the class of 2023. The tick is the county median.
- Juniors meeting the English standard 97%County median 56%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 93%County median 26%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 86%County median 22%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 48%County median 8%
- Low-income students 29%County median 39%
- Graduates completing courses 89%County median 39%